The Academy Elementary School, Victor Elementary School District, VESD

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15579 8th Street
Victorville, CA 92395
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The Academy of Performing Arts & Foreign Language

14907 South Mojave Drive
Victorville, CA 92395
Phone: (760) 245-7961
Fax: (760) 245-2139
How To Find Us

Minda Stackelhouse

Principal

mstackelhouse@vesd.net

"WHERE EVERY CHILD IS A STUDENT AND AN ARTIST!"

The Mission of The Academy: Students will be at or above grade level in reading, writing and mathematics by providing an innovative school of choice designed to challenge each student to realize their highest potential through a dynamic interactive program embracing the Performing Arts and Foreign Language as measured by results on state exams.

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The Academy of Performing Arts and Foreign Language was established in 1993. Duing the past two decades, we have served the High Desert community by providing children an outstanding core curriculum along with an esteemed music program. We are a "School of Choice" so we welcome students from both within and outside of our district boundaries. We are a small school with less than 500 students, which promotes a positive "family" environment that is truly unique compared to many peer learning institutions. If you feel that your child would benefit from a challenging program that is filled with enrichment opportunities, we encourage you to schedule a visit so that you can see what The Academy is all about.

News

Academy Office Hours

The Academy Office is open Monday-Thursday from 8:30-4:00. Every Friday the office is open from 8:30-2:00. Registration is taken Monday-Thursday from 1:00-2:30.

School Calendar

Click on the link to open the VESD calendar for 2012-2013.

Monthly Lunch Menu

Click and see what's for lunch!

Student Handbook

This contains very important information pertaining to safety, attedance,and other school policies.

2012-13 Bus Routes

PLEASE CHECK FOR UPDATED CHANGES IN OUR TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE (Click above).

Site Map

Click on the link to access the Irwin/Academy Site Map

Bell Schedule

Click on the link to access the Academy Bell Schedule

School Uniforms

Please click on the link to find out more about the School Uniform Policy.

School Uniforms (Spanish)

Por favor, haga clic en el enlace de uniforme escolar para aprender acerca de nuestra Política Uniforme.

Acadmey Student, Alex Howe, Competes in National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.

Open the link below to read about how Alex Howe did at the 2012 National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. http://www.vvdailypress.com/articles/students-34779-bee-compete.html

ACADEMY BOOSTER CLUB WEBSITE

Check out the ABC website for information pertaining to The Academy and our Academy Booster Club! We have consolidated all of our ABC related information onto this site. ENJOY!

Champions!

At Champions, your child will: *Have Dedicated Homework Time *Participate in Mind-Expanding Activities *Enjoy a Healthy Snack *Join in Physical Fitness *Have Fun Being a Kid! Questions?Call 800 350-5034 Enroll online today at www.discoverchampions.com

BoxTops 4 Education!

Please keep those boxtops coming in folks! We make 10 cents for each one that we collect.

eScrip!

eScrip offers an easy way to support The Academy while doing your everyday shopping. We simply get a percentage of what you spend. Our group name is The Academy of Performing Arts. Our number is 137628196. Contact ABC for more information.

Look up Accelerated Reader books!

A new easy way to look up Accelerated Reader books!

Home Connect

Use Home Connect to access your child's Accelerated Reader progress, Accelerated Math progress, use Math Facts in a Flash or look up Accelerated Reader books. Log in with your child's Ren. Learning user name and password.

Links

			Fun Brain				The New York Philharmonic Kidzone
			SFS Kids - Fun with Music				From the Top (classical music)
			World Music for Children				Starfall (kindergarten reading support)
			NASA for Students				Math Playground
			Kids.Gov (social studies)				Career Exploration Guides and Resources for Younger Students
			You Can Do Many Things With a College Degree!				Making Music Fun
			Dictionary.com				Scholastic for Kids

Staff

			Office Staff First impressions mean so much! Our office staff provides the highest quality of customer service.				Music Teachers All students in grades 1-6 participate in DAILY music instruction. Our primary students (grades 1-3) learn to read music and play the recorder, which provides and excellent foundation for a more challenging level of music instruction in the upper grades. Students in grades 4-6 will be in either piano or string instrument classes. Our upper grade students also have the opportunity to participate in before and after school music programs, which include beginning band, concert band, and jazz band.

			Teachers Our Academy teaching staff is committed to providing students with the highest quality educational experience possible. High state test scores continue to validate the fidelity of our academic program.				The Rest of the Team! No school can succeed without the certificated and classified professionals who help to sustain its program. We are fortunate to have some of the very best individuals in their respected fields supporting what our teachers are doing in the classrooms.

School Accountability Report Card

Current School Accountability Report Card (English)

The governing boards of California school districts must annually prepare and issue the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) for each elementary and secondary school under their jurisdiction. SARC reports are required by law to provide parents, the local business community, and interested parties with important information about a school's progress in 16 key areas. These Conditions cover such topics as progress toward meeting goals in reading, writing, and arithmetic progress toward reducing dropout rates and the amount of funds spent on salaries and other services. The School Accountability Report Card was established by Proposition 98, an initiative passed by California voters in November of 1988.

The School Accountability Report Card is in Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format. If you do not have an Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on you computer, you can download and install a copy, without charge, by clicking on the banner below and following the instructions.